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Ansarullah

Ansarullah

A Zaidi Shiite movement operating in Yemen. It seeks to establish a democratic government in Yemen.
Shiite

Shiite

represents the second largest denomination of Islam. Shiites believe Ali (peace be upon him) to be prophet"s successor in the Caliphate.
Resistance

Resistance

Axis of Resistances refers to countries and movements with common political goal, i.e., resisting against Zionist regime, America and other western powers. Iran, Syria, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in Palestine are considered as the Axis of Resistance.
Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council

A regional political u n i o n consisting of Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.
Taliban

Taliban

Taliban is a Sunni fundamentalist movement in Afghanistan. It was founded by Mohammed Omar in 1994.
  Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism & Extremism

Wahhabism is an extremist pseudo-Sunni movement, which labels non-Wahhabi Muslims as apostates thus paving the way for their bloodshed.
Kurds

Kurds

Kurds are an ethnic group in the Middle East, mostly inhabiting a region, which spans adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. They are an Iranian people and speak the Kurdish languages, which form a subgroup of the Northwestern Iranian branch of Iranian languages.
NATO

NATO

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949.
Islamic Awakening

Islamic Awakening

Refers to a revival of the Islam throughout the world, that began in 1979 by Iranian Revolution that established an Islamic republic.
Al-Qaeda

Al-Qaeda

A militant Sunni organization founded by Osama bin Laden at some point between 1988 and 1989
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Yemen’s Missile Lock on Saudi Airports Deals Blows to Kingdom’s Aviation Industry
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Yemen’s Missile Lock on Saudi Airports Deals Blows to Kingdom’s Aviation Industry

Saturday 10 October 2026
deterrence and pressure Riyadh into changing its behavior toward Yemen. Such positions show that Ansarullah is seeking to expand the pressure campaign from the military domain into air transport and economic activity, a move that could impose further costs on Saudi Arabia. The suspension of flight ...
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Says US Must Face Punishment and Meet Tehran’s Legitimate Demands
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Says US Must Face Punishment and Meet Tehran’s Legitimate Demands

Thursday 15 October 2026 ،
deterrence. Ghalibaf proposed replacing the traditional cycle of war, negotiations and peace with a new approach centered on war, diplomacy and deterrence. Expressing doubts about Washington’s willingness to honor agreements, he said Iran’s battlefield gains had compelled the United Sta ...
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Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh
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Ansarullah’s Control of Saudi Airspace Sounds Economic Alarm in Riyadh

Friday 16 October 2026 ،
deterrence equations on their head. The Arab kingdom works to protect its airspace security and resume its flights by boosting its air defense infrastructures, but continued strikes have left the activity of the airports in disorder, making it hard to return to normal conditions. Saudi airports ha ...
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats
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Hormuz, Tehran’s Deterrence Lever against American Threats

Saturday 17 October 2026 ،
deterrence during wartime. When one side enjoys weaponry superiority and the capability for long-range strikes, the opposite side can raise the cost of war by underscoring the economic and strategic vulnerabilities of the other side. In this case, the significance of Hormuz is not limited to enablin ...
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Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own
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Netanyahu’s Transition from Ben-Gurion Doctrine to His Own

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
deterrence, early warning, and decisive victory, placing the preservation of military superiority at its core, whereas Netanyahu's strategy emphasizes preemptive action, confronting threats directly before they become serious dangers, and strengthening military and technological capabilities. B ...
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran
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Three Cases That Brought Pakistan’s Munir to Tehran

Wednesday 21 October 2026 ،
deterrence against Riyadh, and adopted a policy of reciprocal naval and aerial blockade against Saudi Arabia, the Saudis refused to retreat in the face of Ansarallah's legitimate demands, hoping to force Yemeni forces back into retreat and acceptance of defeat with the help of mobilizing a netwo ...
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Ayatollah Khamenei and Ghalibaf Review Latest Developments in US-Israeli War on Iran
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Ayatollah Khamenei and Ghalibaf Review Latest Developments in US-Israeli War on Iran

Thursday 22 October 2026 ،
deterrence and secure its demands. He argued that Washington had underestimated Iran’s capabilities, adding that the United States must change its conduct and accept the demands of the Iranian people.
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Netanyahu’s Dangerous Gamble in Iraqi Skies
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Netanyahu’s Dangerous Gamble in Iraqi Skies

Tuesday 27 October 2026 ،
deterrence message to Iran amid ongoing regional tensions and domestic political divisions in Tel Aviv. Some media reports have raised the possibility that such flights were intended to provoke Iran into responding and to create the political groundwork for a potential strike. Iraq, by virtue of i ...
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Yemen Tragedy Again: Why’s Saudi Arabia Re-embraced Blind Bombing Formula?
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Yemen Tragedy Again: Why’s Saudi Arabia Re-embraced Blind Bombing Formula?

Saturday 31 October 2026 ،
deterrence equation today bears little resemblance to 2015 and it is that Ansarallah, a movement armed with light weapons at the war's outset, has now become a powerful regional-level army. Therefore, if Saudi Arabia does not stop its attacks and bombardment, Sana'a is capable of retaliating ...
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?
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Unlimited Targets, Unlimited Geography: What Do Experts Say about Iran Leader’s War Directive?

Sunday 1 November 2026 ،
deterrence level and possible expansion of the geographic scope of any new conflict. Many observers see this as signaling Tehran's readiness to counter any new aggression. International Crisis Group's analyst: Diplomacy and military response ready together Hamidreza Azizi, an Iran analyst ...

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Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Commemorating the 36th anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini (RA), the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.